Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Republic of the Philippines. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948. Wikipedia
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Manuel A. Roxas, the fifth president of the Philippines, was born in Capiz (now Roxas City) on January 1, 1892. www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Tagalog_Default_files/Philipp...